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Cream's Long 'Goodbye' Compiled For New Box Set

December 10, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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The fourth and final core album by Cream, 1969's Goodbye (sometimes referred to as Goodbye Cream), followed the structure of the previous year's Wheels of Fire. Whereas that album featured one disc of live recordings and one disc of studio tracks, the taut Goodbye had one live side and one studio side. Despite its short running time of just six songs, Goodbye packed considerable power from the triumvirate of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker. It reached the top of the Albums Chart in the U.K. and an impressive No. 2 in America. Now, it's being revisited - with a twist.

On February 7, 2020, Polydor and UMC will release a new 4-CD box set, Goodbye Live Tour 1968, jettisoning the three studio songs but featuring four complete concerts including the Los Angeles Forum show from which the original three live cuts on Goodbye were culled.

Goodbye Live Tour 1968, housed in a sturdy slipcase, contains the following shows in complete form:

  • October 4, 1968 - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
  • October 19, 1968 - Los Angeles Forum, Los Angeles
  • October 20, 1968 - San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego
  • November 26, 1968 - Royal Albert Hall, London

At these concerts, Cream tore into a setlist featuring such staples of their repertoire as "Crossroads," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Spoonful," and "White Room" including incendiary jams.

Overall, the book-style package has 36 tracks, 29 of which are premiering on CD. 19 of the songs are previously unreleased in any format, and 10 more from the climactic Royal Albert Hall show have only been available on DVD. Historian David Fricke tells the story of the band's final tour in his new liner notes.

The three California shows have been newly mastered from the original 1968 mix reels by Kevin Reeves at Universal Mastering in Nashville, Tennessee. The Royal Albert Hall show was mastered from the original 1968 transfer reels by Jason NeSmith at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, Georgia.

Get ready to say Goodbye Cream one last time. The box set is due on February 7, 2020 and pre-order links are available below!

Cream, Goodbye Tour Live 1968 (Polydor/UMC (U.K.), 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

All tracks previously unreleased except where noted

Disc 1: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA - 10/4/1968

  1. White Room
  2. Politician
  3. Crossroads
  4. Sunshine Of Your Love
  5. Spoonful
  6. Deserted Cities Of The Heart
  7. Passing The Time
  8. I'm So Glad

Disc 1, Tracks 1-2 and 6 released on Live Cream Volume II (Polydor 2383 119 (U.K.), 1972)

Disc 2: The Forum, Los Angeles, CA - 10/19/1968

  1. Introduction By Buddy Miles
  2. White Room
  3. Politician
  4. I'm So Glad
  5. Sitting On Top Of The World
  6. Crossroads
  7. Sunshine Of Your Love
  8. Traintime
  9. Toad
  10. Spoonful *

Disc 2, Tracks 3-5 from Goodbye (Polydor 583 053 (U.K.), 1969)
Disc 2, Track 10 from Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars (UMe B0028337-02, 2018)

Disc 3: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA - 10/20/1968

  1. White Room
  2. Politician
  3. I'm So Glad
  4. Sitting On Top Of The World
  5. Sunshine Of Your Love
  6. Crossroads
  7. Traintime
  8. Toad
  9. Spoonful

Disc 4: Royal Albert Hall, London, England - 11/26/1968

  1. White Room
  2. Politician
  3. I'm So Glad
  4. Sitting On Top Of The World
  5. Crossroads
  6. Toad
  7. Spoonful
  8. Sunshine Of Your Love
  9. Steppin' Out

All tracks released on DVD as Farewell Concert - Royal Albert Hall (BMG 74321 86468-9 (U.K.), 2001)

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Cream, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. wardo says

    December 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    I think you mean "jettisoning the three studio songs". Should be a great set!

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  2. Tom J says

    January 4, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Where are all the comments for this great news? Hendrix is always getting the publicity, it is about time to show respect for the Cream. You will all see the Power and Glory of this Holy Trio. The late great Baker and Bruce, and not the Clapton of Wonderful Tonight. Seriously, I am sure this entire package will be well done, Bill Levinson does a great job with everything he produces.

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